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American Chemical Society
Division of the History of Chemistry
Newsletter
257th ACS National Meeting
Orlando, FL
March 31 – April 4, 2019
Nicolay V. Tsarevsky, Program Chair
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Officers - Division of the History of Chemistry
Chair: Daniel Rabinovich
UNC Charlotte Chemistry
9201 University Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
Phone: (704)687-5105
Fax (704)687-0960
Email: [email protected]
Chair-Elect: Seth C. Rasmussen
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
North Dakota State University
NDSU Dept. 2735, P.O Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Phone: (701) 231-8747
Fax: (701) 231-8831
Email: [email protected]
Past Chair: Ronald Brashear
Science History Institute
315 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: (215) 873-8284
Fax (215) 629-5284
Email: [email protected]
Secretary-Treasurer: Vera V. Mainz
2709 Holcomb Drive
Urbana, IL 61802
Phone: (217) 328-6158
Email: [email protected]
Program Chair: Nicolay V. Tsarevsky
Department of Chemistry
Southern Methodist University
3215 Daniel Ave.
Dallas, TX 75275
Phone: (214) 768-3259
Fax: (214) 768-4089
Email: [email protected]
Bulletin Editor: Carmen J. Giunta
Le Moyne College
1419 Salt Springs Rd.
Syracuse, NY 13214-1399
Phone: (315) 445-4128
Fax: (315) 445-4540
Email: [email protected]
Councilor: Mary Virginia Orna
Department of Chemistry
College of New Rochelle
New Rochelle, NY 10805
Phone: (914) 310-0351
Fax: (914) 654-5387
Email: [email protected]
Councilor: Roger A. Egolf
Pennsylvania State University - Lehigh Valley
Campus, 2809 Saucon Valley Road
Center Valley, PA 18034
Phone: (610) 285-5110
Fax: (610) 285-5220
Email: [email protected]
Alternate Councilor: Joe Jeffers
Ouachita Baptist University
410 Ouachita Street, Box 3786
Arkadelphia, AR 71998-0001
Phone: (870) 245-5216
Fax: (870) 245-5241
Email: [email protected]
Alternate Councilor: Arthur Greenberg
Department of Chemistry
University of New Hampshire
Parsons Hall
Durham, New Hampshire 03824
Phone: 603 862-1180
Fax: 603 862-4278
Email: [email protected]
Historian: Gary Patterson
3725 Wauna Vista Drive
Vancouver, WA 98661
Phone: (412) 480-0656
Email: [email protected]
Archivist: John Sharkey
1559 Grouse Lane
Mountainside, NJ 07092
Phone: (908) 654-3432
Email: [email protected]
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Mission Statement
The Division of the History of Chemistry (HIST) of the American Chemical Society (ACS) seeks to advance knowledge and appreciation of the history of the chemical sciences among chemists, students, historians of science, and the broader public by
Encouraging research and scholarship in history of the chemical sciences; Providing a welcoming environment for the discussion of history of chemistry in a variety of venues,
particularly in symposia at national ACS meetings; Serving as a resource for chemical scientists in general, and members of the ACS in particular, who
seek to understand the roots of their discipline, sub-discipline, or interdisciplinary subject; Recognizing major achievements from the past in the chemical sciences and the individuals who
made those achievements; Publishing a scholarly journal in history of chemistry; Interacting with other organizations interested in the history of science; and Adding value to the ACS by helping it achieve its vision and missions.
Division Governance
Message from the HIST Division Chair It is a distinctive honor and pleasure to begin my two-year term as HIST Chair
while we start celebrating the International Year of the Periodic Table of the Chemical
Elements (IYPT 2019). The 150th anniversary of Dmitri Mendeleev’s magnum opus
will be commemorated throughout the year in multiple ways (www.iypt2019.org).
Since 2019 is also the centennial of the International Union of Pure and Applied
Chemistry (IUPAC), a central theme of its next biennial World Chemistry Congress
(www.iupac2019.org), to take place on July 5-12 in Paris, is also going to be the
periodic table. For HIST members, colleagues, and friends, and closer to home, a
must-attend event is the “150 Years of the Periodic Table” symposium at the Fall
2019 National ACS meeting in San Diego. Organized by Vera Mainz, Greg Girolami,
and Carmen Giunta, the symposium will feature presentations by some of the world’s
experts on the history of the periodic table. And there’s also the “Mendeleev 150: 4th
International Conference on the Periodic Table” from July 26–28 in Saint Petersburg,
Russia, and the 12th International Conference on the History of Chemistry from July 29 to August 1 in Maastricht, the
Netherlands. If only time and money were not an issue…
But let’s not get too far ahead of schedule. The upcoming National ACS Meeting in Orlando (March 31–April 4)
will include excellent symposia on Archaeological Chemistry, organized by Mary Virginia Orna and Seth Rasmussen,
and Pioneers of Magnetic Resonance, organized by Vera Mainz and Tom Strom.
In other news, the deadline to submit entries for the Sidney Harris Cartoon Contest, the brainchild of the
indefatigable Jeff Seeman and funded by an ACS Technical Division Innovative Project Grant (IPG), is April 1st, so
there’s still time to submit an entry (for additional information, see: http://acshist.scs.illinois.edu).
I am also delighted to announce that O. Theodor Benfey is the winner of the 2019 HIST Award for Outstanding
Achievement in the History of Chemistry (for a concise outline of his fascinating life, see: Bohning, J. J. Bull. Hist.
Chem. 1992-93, 13-14, 4-16). I don't think I've ever had a chance to meet him in person but I certainly love his book
on Woodward, which I thoroughly enjoyed reading around the time of RBW’s birth centennial a couple of years ago.
Yet another reason to look forward to attend his award symposium, tentatively being planned for the San Diego meeting
(Fall 2019).
Last but not least, I would like to thank my predecessor, Ron Brashear, for his two most recent years of service and
leadership to the Division, not to mention my sincere “preemptive gratitude” to him and Vera for the guidance they
have provided (and will continue to provide) as I finally start to realize what the position of HIST Chair entails!
Daniel Rabinovich, HIST Chair
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Report of Councilors, Division of the History of Chemistry 256th ACS National Meeting – Boston, MA, August 22, 2018
Summary of Governance Issues and Actions
Election Results: Elected Committees of the Council
By electronic ballot, the Council elected Ella L. Davis, Lissa A. Dulany, Lisa Houston, and Martin D. Rudd
for 3-year terms (2019-2021), and Will E. Lynch for a 1-year term (2019) on the Council Policy Committee.
Nominee Count Nominee Count
Lawrence J. Berliner 103 Lydia E. M. Hines 194
Michelle V. Buchanan 185 *Lisa Houston 231
Alan B. Cooper 191 *Will E. Lynch 195
*Ella L. Davis 196 *Martin D. Rudd 220
*Lissa A. Dulany 201 Barbara P. Sitzman 163
By electronic ballot, the Council elected Allison Aldridge, Christopher J. Bannochie, Mary K.
Engelman, Silvia Ronco, and Frankie K. Wood-Black for three-year terms (2019-2021) on the Committee on
Nominations and Elections (N&E).
Nominee Count Nominee Count
*Allison Aldridge 216 David S. Gottfried 136
*Christopher J. Bannochie 228 James M. Landis 189
*Mary K. Engelman 222 R. Daniel Libby 135
Kenneth P. Fivizzani 162 *Silvia Ronco 206
Anne M. Gaffney 187 *Frankie K. Wood-Black 220
By electronic ballot, the Council elected Rodney M. Bennett, Jacqueline A. Erickson, Judith M. Iriarte-
Gross, Donivan R. Porterfield, and Carolyn Ribes for three-year terms (2019-2021) on the Committee on
Committees (ConC).
Nominee Count Nominee Count
*Rodney M. Bennett 189 Russell W. Johnson 114
Richard S. Danchik 92 *Donivan R. Porterfield 206
*Jacqueline A. Erickson 217 *Carolyn Ribes 328
Rick Ewing 176 Frank Romano 171
*Judith M. Iriarte-Gross 214 Peter Zarras 119
Other Council Actions
Amendments to the ACS Bylaws
A recommendation by the Committee on Membership Affairs that Council approve the Petition on
International Chemical Sciences Chapters achieved the two-thirds majority required to amend
Bylaw XI, Section 3 accordingly (additions underlined; deletions struck through):
Affiliations of SOCIETY Local Sections or Divisions shall become effective upon authorization by
their governing body, approval by their respective Council committees governing Local
Sections and Divisions, and by confirmation by the Council Committee on Constitution and
Bylaws acting for the Council, that the provisions of Section 1 of this Bylaw are met.
The changes will become effective upon confirmation by the Board of Directors.
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A recommendation by the Committee on Membership Affairs that Council approve the Petition on
International Chemical Sciences Chapters achieved the two-thirds majority required to amend
Bylaw IX, Section 4 accordingly (additions underlined; deletions struck through):
An International Chemical Sciences Chapter shall receive no allotment of funds from the
SOCIETY and shall not be entitled to elected representation on the Council. A Chapter may assess
its members local Chapter dues to be expended for its own purposes in harmony with the objects
of the SOCIETY.
The changes will become effective upon confirmation by the Board of Directors.
Continuation of Committee
On the recommendation of the Committee on Committees, and the concurrence of the Council
Policy Committee, Council approved the continuation of the Committee on Chemical Safety,
subject to concurrence by the Board of Directors.
Resolutions
The Council passed resolutions
in memory of deceased Councilors;
congratulating ACS Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Brian A. Bernstein on the
occasion of his retirement after nearly 40 years of service to the Society (34 as ACS
Treasurer);
in gratitude for the officers and members of the Northeastern Section, host Section for the
256th National Meeting, the divisional program chairs and symposium organizers, and
ACS staff; and
acknowledging Peter K. Dorhout’s service as ACS President and presiding officer of the
Council.
Special Discussion
President Dorhout introduced and led a special discussion on what role(s) ACS should play in preventing
sexual harassment in the sciences. He highlighted several recent articles, workshops and studies that have called
attention to the issue, notably a symposium, “Science of Sexual Harassment” organized during the ACS National
Meeting in New Orleans (Spring 2018) by the Women Chemists Committee and Chemical & Engineering News;
and a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine consensus study report: “Sexual Harassment
of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine” (2018). He
directed Council’s attention to existing ACS codes and initiatives to address sexual harassment, and offered items
for discussion and possible action:
• More signs/information at National Meetings regarding our policies and supporting information
• Trained volunteers at national meetings for reporting sexual harassment
• A webinar on preventing sexual harassment for local sections or divisions
To further inform the discussion and Councilor input, a brief survey was conducted using the audience
electronic response system. The results of the survey are listed below. The ACS Volunteer/National Meeting
Attendee Conduct Policy was in the Council Agenda, and can be found online at
[http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/about/governance/councilors.html] A summary of the discussion and
additional information will be sent to Councilors at a later time.
Have you ever witnessed or experienced sexual harassment at an ACS meeting or ACS event? (413 responses)
Yes 23% (94) No 77% (319)
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Have you ever witnessed or experienced sexual harassment at an ACS meeting or ACS event, or
in your professional workplace or learning environment? (182 women / 223 men responded)
Women Men
Yes 77% (141) 57% (127)
No 23% (41) 43% (96)
How familiar are you with the ACS Codes and initiatives for professional conduct? (417
responses)
Very Familiar 38% (157)
Vaguely Familiar 46% (192)
Not Familiar 16% (68)
Has your local section or division instituted a sexual harassment policy of its own? (419 responses)
Yes 3% (12)
No 73% (309)
Don’t Know 23% (98)
Highlights from Committee Reports
Nominations and Elections
The Committee on Nominations and Elections solicits Councilors’ input of qualified individuals for
President-Elect and/or Directors for future consideration. Suggestions can be sent to [email protected].
Ballots for the 2018 fall national election will be distributed October 1-3, with a voting deadline four weeks
later, on October 31. ACS members eligible to vote and with an email address on file will receive an electronic
ballot with the option to request a paper ballot. Those members with no email address on file will be sent a
paper ballot but with the option to vote electronically. The ACS election vendor, Survey & Ballot Systems, will
send three email reminders during the voting period to those who have not voted as of the reminder date.
Budget and Finance
The Society’s 2018 Probable 1 Projection calls for a Net from Operations of $31.8 million. This is $1.3
million favorable to the Approved Budget. Total revenues are projected to be $565.1 million, which is $5.7
million or 1.0% favorable to the Budget. Total expenses are projected at $553.3 million, which is $4.4 million
or 0.8% unfavorable to the Budget.
The Committee considered one 2019 program funding reauthorization request, and on its recommendation,
the Board subsequently approved funding the ACS Festival Series for inclusion in the 2019 Proposed Budget
and the 2020-2021 Forecast Budgets.
The Society is expected to end the year in compliance with each of the five Board-established financial
guidelines. Additional information can be found at www.acs.org, at the bottom of the page, click ‘About ACS’,
then ‘Financial’.
Boston Meeting Attendance
The theme of the 256th ACS National Meeting was “Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, and Beyond.” As of
Tuesday evening, August 21, attendance was:
Attendees 8,294
Students 3,671
Exhibitors 1,181
Expo only 576
Guest 513
Total 14,235
Membership Affairs
As of August 21, ACS had 149,584 members, which is a decline of only eight-tenths of one percent from the
over 150,000 members in 2017. This year-to-date figure represents an increase of over 1,200 members when
compared to the last two years. It was noted that five of last seven months have been respectively the best
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months for membership since at least 2014. The current membership count positions ACS for a strong close to
the year, and there is cautious optimism that total membership will rise for the first time since 2011.
Petitions to Amend the Constitution and Bylaws
New petitions to amend the Constitution or Bylaws must be received by the Executive Director & CEO no
later than December 12 to be included in the Council agenda for consideration at the spring 2019 meeting in
Orlando. Contact the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws with any questions or requests for information at
HIST Councilors
Mary Virginia Orna is serving her first term as a member of the Divisional Activities Committee (DAC) and
the Division Enhancement and Outreach Subcommittee. She was able to report on several changes that will take
place in areas of DAC oversight, particularly with respect to the criteria and management of the Innovative
Grants Program.
Roger Egolf is serving his first term as a full member on the Meetings and Expositions Committee and its
Technical (Programming) Subcommittee. The committee is exploring ways to increase attendance at poster
sessions and make them more easily accessible to attendees of the oral papers in the division holding the poster
session.
Report prepared and submitted by Mary Virginia Orna and Roger Egolf, HIST councilors
News and Announcements
HIST Award
Otto Theodor (Ted)
Benfey has been named
the recipient of the 2019
HIST Award for
Outstanding
Achievement in the
History of Chemistry by
the ACS Division of
History of Chemistry.
The award includes a
plaque and $1500.
Benfey, now retired,
was formerly professor
of chemistry at Haverford College, Earlham
College, and Guilford College, editor in chief of the
ACS magazine Chemistry for 15 years and of the
Chemical Heritage Foundation’s newsmagazine
Chemical Heritage and its predecessor magazine
Beckman Center News from 1989 to 1996
Benfey has made many contributions to the
history of chemistry. He has written eight books on
chemistry and the history of chemistry, has edited
or co-edited six books on the history of chemistry
and chemical education, has translated four books
into English including Vladimir Prelog’s
autobiography from German to English, has written
14 chapters and 89 articles and reviews on
chemistry and history of science. He was chair of
HIST in 1966, 53 years ago!
Benfey will be honored at a daylong symposium
in his honor during the fall ACS national meeting
in San Diego.
Submitted by Jeff Seeman
Celebrating the Periodic Table
Places of the Periodic Table
Brought to you by Carmen Giunta and James
Marshall, with the encouragement of the ACS
Division of the History of Chemistry (HIST), to
mark the International Year of the Periodic Table
(IYPT) https://t.co/5rIi5ROMcl. This is an interactive searchable map of places
associated with the developers of the periodic table
and with the chemical elements with links to further
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information. Examples include places where
elements were discovered or synthesized, mineral
sources of elements, places where discoverers of
chemical periodicity worked, and places for which
elements were named. Each entry contains links to
further information about the person, place, or
event described. The type of site is indicated (for
example, lab, residence, mineral source, etc.), as
well as whether (to the best of our knowledge) the
historical site still exists at the location. For more
information on the type of site, please consult this
key to the map's fields. The map is intended for
educational and informational purposes only, and is
not meant as a travel guide. If you wish to visit a
site on this map, please consult other resources to
confirm access, and use common sense.
Celebrate 150 Years of the Periodic Table in San
Diego
Planning is well underway for a symposium
celebrating the history of the periodic table from its
prehistory through the discovery of superheavy
elements. The symposium will be one of HIST's
main programming efforts in observation of the
International Year of the Periodic Table.
Cosponsored by the Division of Inorganic
Chemistry, the symposium is scheduled for the Fall
National Meeting in San Diego. Invited speakers
will include chemists and historians expert in the
development of the periodic table. Abstracts may
be submitted until March 25 at
https://callforpapers.acs.org/sandiego2019/HIST .
Please direct queries to symposium organizers Vera
Mainz, Carmen Giunta, or Greg Girolami.
Submitted by Carmen Giunta
History of Chemistry Books
When the ACS Advances in Chemistry Series
transitioned to the ACS Symposium Series, the ACS
Division of the History of Chemistry continued to
play a significant role in providing volumes for this
newer series. Since the series’ inception, HIST has
been responsible for 21 of their symposium
volumes. Here we point out three recent examples
where HIST symposia became ACS Symposium
Books.
The Posthumous Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Volume 1. Correcting the Errors and Oversights of
the Nobel Prize Committee was published online on
Oct. 5, 2017. The hard copies from Oxford
University Press became available in September of
2018. The editors of the book were E. Thomas
Strom and Vera Mainz. The book dealt with
thirteen chemists who did work of Nobel quality
but who were overlooked for the Nobel Prize in
Chemistry for various reasons, some legitimate and
some not. The subjects of the various chapters were
Dmitri Mendeleev, Henry Moseley, Herman Mark,
G. N. Lewis, Wallace Carothers, Stephen
Brunauer, Paul Emmett, Edward Teller,
Christopher Ingold, Yevgenii Zavoiskii, Louis
Hammett, Neil Bartlett, and Howard Simmons, Jr.
The book also had overview chapters written by
William Jensen and Jeffrey Seeman The book
originated from an ACS symposium held in San
Diego in the spring of 2016.
Preceptors in Chemistry, edited by Gary
Patterson, also came from an ACS symposium held
at that spring 2016 ACS meeting in San Diego. The
simple dictionary definition of “preceptor” is
“teacher,” but the teachers who were the subjects of
the symposium not only taught chemistry, but they
transformed it. Those preceptors were Herman
Boerhaave, Joseph Black, William Henry, Jane
Marcet, Stanislao Cannizzaro, Dmitri Mendeleev,
Fred Basolo, and Linus Pauling. The book was
published online on Feb. 28, 2018, and hard copies
from Oxford University Press became available on
Dec. 12, 2018.
The Posthumous Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Volume 2. Ladies in Waiting for Nobel Prizes
appeared online on Dec. 14, 2018. Oxford
University Press hard copies are projected to come
out this year. The book editors were Vera V. Mainz
and E. Thomas Strom. As is apparent from the title,
this book deals with women who were overlooked
for the Nobel Prize. The book had an overview
chapter by Magdolna Hargittai and contained
thirteen chapters on Lise Meitner, Marjory
Stephenson, Marietta Blau, Ida Noddack,
Katherine Burr Blodgett, Erika Cremer, Kathleen
Lonsdale, Rachel Carson, Margherita Perey,
Rosalind Franklin, Isabella Karle, Margherita
Hack, and Darleane Hoffman.
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In 2018 at least two other books have been
published originating from HIST members.
Jeannette E. Brown compiled oral histories in
African American Women Chemists in the Modern
Era, published by Oxford University Press. Seth
Rasmussen is the editor of Igniting the Chemical
Ring of Fire, published by World Scientific. It is a
history of chemistry in the countries around the
Pacific Rim and was developed from a HIST
symposium at Pacifichem 2015.
Clearly, HIST members are extremely active in
the scholarship of chemical history. No doubt some
of this year’s HIST symposia will wind up as
significant ACS Symposium Books. These books
are resources for peer-reviewed material for putting
chemistry in a historical context.
Submitted by E Thomas Strom
Conferences of Interest
International Symposium Celebrating D.I.
Mendeleev’s Periodic System. A Historical
Perspective Satellite symposium to XXI Mendeleev
Congress September 2019 in Saint Petersburg State
University. The Call for Papers is now open for
the International Symposium “Celebrating D.I.
Mendeleev’s Periodic System. A Historical
Perspective”, which will be held at the Saint
Petersburg State University on 10-13 September
2019. The XXI
Mendeleev
Congress is
held under the
auspices of the
International
Union of Pure
and Applied
Chemistry
(IUPAC). The
symposium is
supported by
the EuChemS
– Working
Party on the
History of
Chemistry, the Russian Academy of Sciences, the
Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the
Russian Federation, the Mendeleev Russian
Chemical Society, the Saint Petersburg State
University and the Russian Chemists Union.
The Symposium is a satellite event of the XXI
Mendeleev Congress on General and Applied
Chemistry, the largest Russian scientific event
focusing on all aspects of fundamental and applied
chemical research. Every 4 to 5 years, the
Mendeleev Congress welcomes scientists from all
over the globe to the scientific and cultural centres
of the Russian Federation for discussing the
ground-breaking scientific and industrial
achievements in chemistry.
The satellite symposium will be held on the
Saint Petersburg State University campus on
Vasilievsky Island, while the other venues of the
Mendeleev Congress will include the Saint
Petersburg Mining University (also known as
Gorny) and conference rooms at the Park Inn by
Radisson Pribaltiyskaya St Petersburg.
The congress traditionally maintains an
interdisciplinary program and in the frame of the
International Year of the Periodic Table, it is only
fitting to have a satellite symposium celebrating the
150th anniversary of the first publication of the D.
I Mendeleev’s Periodic System (PS) of the
elements. This innovative and ground breaking
new way of classification of the elements created
the iconic Periodic Table (PT) which under
different forms and presentations is still in use in
every classroom around the world. But how did this
idea emerge and take form? What is the historical
context of the discovery of PS? Who were the
chemists involved, besides D.I. Mendeleev? How
were the ideas and concepts discussed, criticized or
appropriated? How did the core ideas of PS and PT
develop through the 150 years that separates us
from the initial publications? And how is this
universal device used and accommodated for
teaching, and research? How did it work and
perfom in classrooms and textbooks, or appear in
more popular culture as an icon of chemistry and
science?
The Symposium “Celebrating D.I. Mendeleev’s
Periodic System. A Historical Perspective” will
gather scholars to tackle these questions pertaining
to the historical emergence, development and use
of the Periodic System (PS), and the most powerful
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scientific icon, the Periodic Table (PT). While there
are still much debates and ongoing discussion
about the nature of the PS, the best arrangement of
the elements, and the underlying laws that govern
such a classification, this symposium will
specifically hold a historical perspective. Beyond
the story of discovery, and its context, it will also
examine the response and the appropriation
processes that explain the longevity of this
classification across time, space and culture. In
particular, this symposium aims at providing space
for less discussed topics such as the use of PT in
textbooks and the pedagogical context, the
presence of the PT in popular culture, and the role
of women scientists in the development of the
PS/PT.
The main topics of the Symposium include: - D.I. Mendeleev and the scientific environment at
the time of the emergence of the PS
- Mendeleev’s PS, other systems and tables of
chemical classifications in their historical context:
forerunners, early controversies and priorities
around the PS and the PT
- Appropriation and circulation of the PS and the
PT: responses, accommodations with new
scientific discoveries and theories
- The PS/PT and the teaching and popularisation of
chemistry in a historical perspective: pedagogical
context of the formulation and early use of the
PS/PT, role of textbooks in the use and
development of PS/PT, the PT as a popular icon
- Women scientists and their role in the
development of the PS/PT
Key-Note Speakers: Prof. Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Université
Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne, France, “Mendeleev’s
notion of chemical element: a key actor in the
construction of the periodic table”
Prof. Helge Kragh, Niels Bohr Institute, Denmark,
“Astrochemistry, New Elements, and Mendeleev’s
Periodic Table”
Prof. David E. Lewis, University of Wisconsin-Eau
Claire, USA, “Mendeleev, Markovnikov and the
Zhurnal Russkago Khimicheskago Obshchestva:
Celebrating Three Sesquicentennials”
Prof. Martyn Poliakoff, University of Nottingham,
England, “Mendeleev’s gift to Education”
Venue: St. Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg,
Russia.
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BULLETIN FOR THE HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY A publication of the Division of the History of Chemistry of the American Chemical Society
Available online: http://www.scs.illinois.edu/~mainzv/HIST/bulletin/index.php
PAPER SUBMISSIONS: Articles of 4-20 pages, double-spaced (excluding references) should be submitted electronically by email
attachment to the Editor, Carmen Giunta, at [email protected].
The title of the article should be of reasonable length (up to 15
words); a subtitle may be included if appropriate. Authors should
strive to make the title descriptive of the specific scope and content
of the paper. Preferred file formats for submissions are .doc, .docx,
and .rtf.
Full instructions for authors can be found at
http://www.scs.illinois.edu/~mainzv/HIST/ info/bull-info.php
or in the back cover of all issues of the Bulletin.
All matters relating to manuscripts, etc. should be sent to:
Prof. Carmen Giunta
Editor, Bulletin for the History of Chemistry
Le Moyne College
1419 Salt Springs Rd.
Syracuse, NY 13214-1301
Email: [email protected]
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HIST Programming
Message from the HIST Program Chair
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 257th ACS National Meeting and to
invite you to spend time with HIST and benefit from the several useful and
information-packed symposia we will offer over four full days. Our program
will begin on Sunday morning with one of three General Papers sessions. As
expected, a broad variety of topics, which will be of interest to chemists, science
educators, and science devotees of all stripes, will be covered. On Sunday
afternoon and all day on Monday, you will have the opportunity to learn about
various aspects of Archaeological Chemistry, including the history and
technology of metals, glasses, ceramics, colorants, various organic materials,
and much more at a symposium co-organized by Mary Virginia Orna and Seth
Rasmussen. Tuesday will be dedicated to one of the most important family of
analytical techniques in chemistry based on magnetic resonance, including
electron spin and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopies. Nowadays, almost no research paper in the
chemical sciences is complete (and convincing) without data extracted from one of these spectral methods, and
we are sure you will enjoy learning about their evolution and about the major players that made them accessible
and useful to all. The symposium bearing the suitable title Pioneers of Magnetic Resonance is co-organized by
Vera Mainz and Tom Strom. On Wednesday morning and early afternoon, we will continue with the last two
General Papers sessions. In addition to the lectures, several posters will be presented on Monday night at the
SciMix session, during which you will also get a chance to meet HIST representatives who will be happy to
tell you and your companions anything you would like to know about the Division. Please do not forget to
bring your friends to some (or all) of our events! As always, we would love to hear from you and we would be
grateful if share your ideas with us. We wish you a very productive and enjoyable ACS meeting and we very
much look forward to seeing you again in San Diego in August for yet another exciting set of HIST symposia
(see below for more information). In the meantime and throughout the year, do not forget to wear proudly your
Periodic Table apparel or accessories in celebration of the 150th anniversary of one of the most important
symbols of chemistry!
Nick Tsarevsky, HIST Program Chair
HIST SYMPOSIA, 257th ACS Meeting in Orlando, FL, March 31-April 4, 2019 Schedules and abstracts are listed at the end of this Newsletter.
UPCOMING MEETINGS AND HIST DEADLINES Subject to change. Check the HIST website (http://www.scs.illinois.edu/~mainzv/HIST/) for updates.
258th ACS Meeting, San Diego, CA, August 25-29, 2019
Abstract submission deadline: March 25, 2019
HIST Tutorial and General Papers. (Seeking contributors) Nicolay V. Tsarevsky, Department of
Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275, Phone: (214) 768-3259, email: [email protected]
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HIST Award Symposium. (Invited) Jeffrey I. Seeman, Department of Chemistry, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA 23173, Phone: (804) 484-1629, email: [email protected]
150 Years of the Periodic Table. (Invited) Vera Mainz, School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, Phone: (217) 328-6158, Email: [email protected]; Carmen Giunta, Le Moyne
College, 1419 Salt Springs Rd., Syracuse, NY 13214-1399, Phone: (315) 445-4128, Email:
[email protected]; Greg Girolami, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Phone: (217) 328-6158, Email: [email protected]
The Bibliography of Chemistry. (Invited) Gary Patterson, Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, Phone: (412) 268-3324, Email: [email protected]
150 Years since the Publication of the First Issue of the Journal of the Russian Chemical Society. (Invited and seeking contributions) David E. Lewis, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Eau
Claire, Phone: (715) 836-4744, email: [email protected]; Nicolay V. Tsarevsky, Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275, Phone: (214) 768-3259, email: [email protected]
259th ACS Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, March 22-26, 2020
HIST Tutorial and General Papers. (Seeking contributors) Nicolay V. Tsarevsky, Department of
Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275, Phone: (214) 768-3259, email: [email protected]
History of Polymer Science. (Invited and Seeking contributions) Nicolay V. Tsarevsky, Department of
Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275, Phone: (214) 768-3259, email: [email protected];
Seth C. Rasmussen, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Dakota State University, NDSU
Dept. 2735, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, Phone: (701) 231-8747, email: [email protected]
260th ACS Meeting, San Francisco, CA, August 23-27, 2020
HIST Tutorial and General Papers. (Seeking contributors) Nicolay V. Tsarevsky, Department of
Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275, Phone: (214) 768-3259, email: [email protected]
HIST Award Symposium. (Invited) Nicolay V. Tsarevsky, Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist
University, Dallas, TX 75275, Phone: (214) 768-3259, email: [email protected]
Springer Briefs in the History of Chemistry: 10th Anniversary. (Invited) Seth C. Rasmussen, Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Dakota State University, NDSU Dept. 2735, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, Phone: (701) 231-8747, email: [email protected]
The Science and Legacy of Glenn Seaborg. (Invited) Roger Egolf, Pennsylvania State University - Lehigh
Valley Campus, Center Valley, PA 18034, Phone: (610) 285-5110, Email: [email protected] and Jan Hayes, Email: [email protected]